NEWS: Man wins action after being kicked in the testicles

[dvhour (Site Owner)]

March 9th, 2011

 

A man who got kicked in the testicles by a bullock has won a legal action against his employers.

 

Drover Patrick Lynch from Crubany in Co. Cavan took the case against Cavan Co-op Mart.

 

Drover Patrick Lynch was in a small single pen when a feisty limousin bullock delivered the short sharp shock.

 

It was a busy mart day back in October 2003 and the experienced drover ended up in Cavan Hospital suffering from trauma to his right testicle as a result of the kick.

 

He claimed Cavan Co-Op Mart was liable for the injury because of the way they operated and because he had been left on his own to do the work.

 

The High Court concluded he was the author of his own misfortunes but the Supreme Court has overruled this as unacceptable and the 53-year-old finally looks set to get damages.